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Alabama, Mississippi lead in number of annual Confederate holidays

June 7, 2010

MONTGOMERY — While most Southern states are shying away from the Old Confederacy, Alabama was the only one to celebrate President Jefferson Davis' birthday with a holiday on Monday. ? MONTGOMERY — While most Southern states are shying away from the Old Confederacy, Alabama …

National Archives put rare Civil War documents on display

April 27, 2010

Beyond the famous battles of the Civil War, there was chaos. The governor of Kansas was frantically pleading for ammunition to quell guerrilla warfare, citizens in Missouri were appealing to Army officials when a U.S. flag was ripped from a church rooftop, and citizens in …

Virginia governor apologizes for leaving slavery out of Confederate History Month

April 7, 2010

As part of his mea culpa, Gov. Bob McDonnell inserted into the proclamation a paragraph condemning slavery as "evil and inhumane" and blaming it as the cause of the Civil War. View full size (AP Photo/Clement Britt) Virginia governor Robert McDonnell conceded Wednesday he omitted any mention …

Virginia governor apologizes for leaving slavery out of Confederate History Month

April 7, 2010

As part of his mea culpa, Gov. Bob McDonnell inserted into the proclamation a paragraph condemning slavery as "evil and inhumane" and blaming it as the cause of the Civil War. View full size (AP Photo/Clement Britt) Virginia governor Robert McDonnell conceded Wednesday he omitted …

Confederate general’s home to be restored by Alabama Historical Commission

March 22, 2010

After years of lobbying and planning, the Alabama Historical Commission finally has enough money to restore Gen. Joseph Wheeler's home. View full size (Wikipedia Commons) The Alabama Historical Commission has raised enough money to restore the home of Confederate Gen. Joseph Wheeler, …

Spanish Fort park director offers to save Confederate landmark by moving it

February 9, 2010

The director of Historic Blakeley State Park in Spanish Fort has offered to pay to relocate the financially troubled Magee farmhouse in an effort to preserve the 19th century landmark. View full size (Press-Register/John David Mercer) Ken McGhee curator of the historic Magee Farm site, “The Last Appomattox”…

Group looking for Civil War-era photos, documents

February 1, 2010

Huntsville group asking public to bring in Civil War-era documents and photos to a scanning session Saturday at the Main Library. Dr. John Kvach and his team are looking for photos like these, that show the Union occupying Huntsville HUNTSVILLE…